. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 66 VERTEBEATESi BIRDS. eared Owl has very long ear-tufts, and its cry is pro- longed and plaintive, consisting of two or three notes repeated at intervals; the Gray Owls are very large; the Saw Whet Owl is small, and its notes sound like the noise made in filing a saw; the Burrowing Owls are very small, and live in the burrows of the Prairie Dog; and the Snowy Owl is large, and, unlike the pra-. Fig. 109. — Snowy Owl. ceding ones, hu
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 66 VERTEBEATESi BIRDS. eared Owl has very long ear-tufts, and its cry is pro- longed and plaintive, consisting of two or three notes repeated at intervals; the Gray Owls are very large; the Saw Whet Owl is small, and its notes sound like the noise made in filing a saw; the Burrowing Owls are very small, and live in the burrows of the Prairie Dog; and the Snowy Owl is large, and, unlike the pra-. Fig. 109. — Snowy Owl. ceding ones, hunts in the daytime as well as at twilight. It lives in the cold regions, and is seen in the United States only in winter. CLIMBERS, OR SCANSORES. These birds have the toes in pairs, two in front and two behind. Parrots, Cuckoos, and Woodpeckers are the principal Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy (Gove) 1836-. New York, Scribner, Armstrong
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